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The wearable market is considerably increasing with time and smartwatch sales are going up by the day. As the market grows, more and more companies are coming into the scene releasing fitness trackers and smartwatches with the latest technologies incorporated in them. Now the question which arises among smartwatch enthusiasts looking for a good wearable is “Which one to buy?”
Some of the top companies like Apple, Sony and Huawei have introduced their own smartwatches and putting them in comparison specification wise is the only way any answer of which is the overall better buy will surface.
Let us look at how the three of best smartwatches in the market today, namely the Apple Watch 2, the Sony Smartwatch 3 and Huawei’s latest wearable compare against each other.
Apple Watch 2 vs Sony Smartwatch 3 vs Huawei Smartwatch Comparison
Design
The latest premium wearable from Apple, the Apple Watch 2 features a sleeker design compared to the original Apple watch in terms of design. The wearable consists of a square display screen along with a heart rate sensor on the back side of the device panel.
The Sony Smartwatch 3 also features a rectangular chassis with uneven front panel edges. It consists of a heart rate monitor at the back panel and also provides support for the microUSB cable which will allows users to be able to charge the wearable anywhere which adds to its convenience of the smartwatch.
The Huawei smartwatch, on the contrary, sports a round stainless steel chassis along with IP67 certified – dust and water resistant body.
Display
The Apple Watch 2 sports an AMOLED display panel along with 272×340 pixels resolution while the Sony Smartwatch 3 provides a Trans-reflective LCD display panel having 320 x 320 pixels resolution.
Huawei does come out on top specifically in this sector with an AMOLED display panel along with 400 x 400 pixels resolution onboard.
Technical Specifications
Apple’s premium wearable, the Apple Watch 2 is a definite beast when it comes to the technical specifications which again clearly reminds us of the fact why Apple is still the top boss in business. The Apple Watch 2 is powered by a second-gen dual-core S2 processor, which is reported to be 50 percent faster than the original Apple Watch. This wearable series is touted to be compatible with Apple iPhones having iOS 8 or higher devices.
The Sony Smartwatch 3 sports a quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7 CPU with 512 MB RAM and 4 GB storage capacity while the Huawei Smartwatch sports a quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7 CPU with 512 MB RAM and 4 GB storage capacity. Both the Sony and the Huawei wearables are compatible with the Android devices running on 4.3 OS or above.
Price
Yes, wearables are pricey and that is solely because of the fact that a lot of convenience is being incorporated on the wrist of the user which is quite an achievement of technology in itself. The Apple Watch 2 is a high-end smartwatch amongst the lot with $480, $520, and $1620 price tags for its different variants based on the diameter and specs of the devices.
The Sony Smartwatch 3 is available at a comparatively affordable $130 for the basic model and $250 for its leather variant.
Huawei’s latest smartwatch has been priced at $350.
